n. 1 whip, scourge, cat-o'-nine-tails, cat, quirt, knout, bull-whip, thong; rope's end The bosun gave him twenty of the best with his lash 2 stroke, blow, strike, slash, cut Few could stand up after five lashes with his whip
v. 3 flog, beat, thrash, switch, whip, scourge, horsewhip, lambaste, flail, smite, thwack, Colloq whack Any boy was liable to be lashed for the most trivial misdemeanour 4 lash out. attack, flay, lambaste, belabour, punish; criticize, berate, scold She often lashes out at her critics quite virulently